Krookie Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 Try to photograph 50 Obsidian Members. In one shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyCrimson Posted February 26, 2007 Author Share Posted February 26, 2007 That might make a funny YouTube "where is matt' style video. :D “Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations.” – Alan Watts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surreptishus Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 Try to photograph 50 Obsidian members being online at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cantousent Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 I thought my ideas were pretty good. I thought my idea was excellent. ...But I get no love. Only emo. Fionavar's Holliday Wishes to all members of our online community: Happy Holidays Join the revelry at the Obsidian Plays channel:Obsidian Plays Remembering tarna, Phosphor, Metadigital, and Visceris. Drink mead heartily in the halls of Valhalla, my friends! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metadigital Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 But the caption was wrong. The glass was half-full. OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyCrimson Posted February 27, 2007 Author Share Posted February 27, 2007 Ok...here's my list: Will do: Trees Abdanded/condemned buildings. Street signs w/nifty background landscapes Bottles of mineral water Nature overcoming humanity theme Possibles if I have time: Pictures w/fingers covering part of the lens - having a hard time envisioning this tho Cant's shotglass concept - not sure if I want to buy lots of booze/visit a bar to recreate the shot Landfills theslug's suggestions made me realize that if I do this again, I should probably ask for a theme rather than a specific subject. “Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations.” – Alan Watts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkreku Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 My "hot wine-drunk female friends" idea wasn't in the list :'( Swedes, go to: Spel2, for the latest game reviews in swedish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walsingham Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 Cops. You Americans have this really weird love/hate relationship with law enforcement. I've always noticed when travelling how variegated and changeable your cops are. One minute they're relaxed, and vulnerable, almost more vulnerable than regular citizens. The next minute they're these jackbooted nutcases. The next minute they're helping some kid cross the road. Be aware tho - as I discovered when I used to be a journalist - that some government buildings cannot be photographed for legal reasons. Alwasy ask general permission unless you want your equipment confiscated. "It wasn't lies. It was just... bull****"." -Elwood Blues tarna's dead; processing... complete. Disappointed by Universe. RIP Hades/Sand/etc. Here's hoping your next alt has a harp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyCrimson Posted February 27, 2007 Author Share Posted February 27, 2007 Oh, ayuh...US attitude with figures of law enforcement authority could be a whole topic itself. that some government buildings cannot be photographed for legal reasons. Alwasy ask general permission unless you want your equipment confiscated. On a related note, you may be able to sneak portraits of strangers w/out them knowing - but I feel you need permission to display them publically. Crowd shots are usually different, of course, but I'd still feel odd. I'd make a lousy news-photojournalist - I'd always feel like I was invading someone's privacy and never get the winning shot. “Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations.” – Alan Watts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cantousent Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 But the caption was wrong. The glass was half-full. Hey, maybe it should be: "Half empty.... or half full?" Fionavar's Holliday Wishes to all members of our online community: Happy Holidays Join the revelry at the Obsidian Plays channel:Obsidian Plays Remembering tarna, Phosphor, Metadigital, and Visceris. Drink mead heartily in the halls of Valhalla, my friends! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metadigital Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 ... Or "Where's the other half of my flipping drink!?" OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theslug Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 Yay, I don't feel like a worthless poster anymore. Now take me off of moderated posts please and I promise I'll be good this time. Btw I think for your pictures you should definitely take light and the sky into account. Like the bottles of water, get a good shot of light pouring through it and like the sky and clouds and trees and mountains and stuff all in once so you can spend more time on my requests since they are largely more awesome then all the rest except for maybe that creepy guy mkreku..... There was a time when I questioned the ability for the schizoid to ever experience genuine happiness, at the very least for a prolonged segment of time. I am no closer to finding the answer, however, it has become apparent that contentment is certainly a realizable goal. I find these results to be adequate, if not pleasing. Unfortunately, connection is another subject entirely. When one has sufficiently examined the mind and their emotional constructs, connection can be easily imitated. More data must be gleaned and further collated before a sufficient judgment can be reached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveThaiBinh Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 Have fun. Oh, and will we get to see the results? Come back any time for themes. We can do themes. "An electric puddle is not what I need right now." (Nina Kalenkov) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cantousent Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 ... Or "Where's the other half of my flipping drink!?" and then in the next frame I'm standing there looking guilty! Fionavar's Holliday Wishes to all members of our online community: Happy Holidays Join the revelry at the Obsidian Plays channel:Obsidian Plays Remembering tarna, Phosphor, Metadigital, and Visceris. Drink mead heartily in the halls of Valhalla, my friends! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metadigital Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 Hey, you didn't say you were in frame: that's gonna cost LC a lens! " OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theslug Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 Cat theme would be awesome. There was a time when I questioned the ability for the schizoid to ever experience genuine happiness, at the very least for a prolonged segment of time. I am no closer to finding the answer, however, it has become apparent that contentment is certainly a realizable goal. I find these results to be adequate, if not pleasing. Unfortunately, connection is another subject entirely. When one has sufficiently examined the mind and their emotional constructs, connection can be easily imitated. More data must be gleaned and further collated before a sufficient judgment can be reached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyCrimson Posted February 28, 2007 Author Share Posted February 28, 2007 Cat theme would be awesome. LOL - I take so many pictures of my cats it's not even funny. Course most of them are lousy, w/only sentimental value...teehee. Not specific to my topic, but I had to crow. Today I went shopping. Finally, no more crappy kit lens! YESSS! Since I like close-ups so much most of the time, I bought the Canon EF 100mm F2.8 USM Macro for my first one. It's not a L series, but it'll do... Quarter sized gold US dollar, @50% original size Cropped portion 100% original size - the bad lightning makes it look not prime but still much better, even when compressed for jpg. So pleased....so happy...*dances* Now just have to practice. I have the feeling computer things won't be my primary fun-money-sink anymore... “Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations.” – Alan Watts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pop Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 Be aware tho - as I discovered when I used to be a journalist - that some government buildings cannot be photographed for legal reasons. Alwasy ask general permission unless you want your equipment confiscated. Truth. I escorted a friend of mine to our local hospital when she needed to take some pictures of their discarded equipment for her photography class. A week later I got a call from an FBI agent in Denver regarding suspicious activity, some old lady had sent them my license plate number and they followed it up. Freaked my mom the **** out. My name's in a folder somewhere in Langley, heh. So yeah, be careful. Join me, and we shall make Production Beards a reality! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walsingham Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 On one occasion I got this fantastic seuqence of photos of a cop coming in from right frame, raising his arm, and blocking the lense. I used the old 'P.J. O'Rourke' to get out of that one. Otherwise known as the "That looks like a really cool gun. Can you tell me about it?" manoeuvre. "It wasn't lies. It was just... bull****"." -Elwood Blues tarna's dead; processing... complete. Disappointed by Universe. RIP Hades/Sand/etc. Here's hoping your next alt has a harp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gfted1 Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 Wait a darn minute, Tommies dont carry guns!! "I'm your biggest fan, Ill follow you until you love me, Papa" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cantousent Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 Ouch, meta, you swine. That was a defect in the lens, not my face. Anyhow, Cats is so played out. You should try something other than animals as a theme. How about a real friendly looking guy in a business suit. he's standing next to a well dressed kid in a school uniform. The guy has his hand on the kid's shoulder and they're both smiling. The kid has a fast food bag in his/her hand. The caption underneath reads, "Do you know where your child is?" Fionavar's Holliday Wishes to all members of our online community: Happy Holidays Join the revelry at the Obsidian Plays channel:Obsidian Plays Remembering tarna, Phosphor, Metadigital, and Visceris. Drink mead heartily in the halls of Valhalla, my friends! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyCrimson Posted February 28, 2007 Author Share Posted February 28, 2007 I think with the explosion of digital cameras and everyone and my pet dog having a camera + computer (no film developing process/cost - just click and upload), everything is rather overdone these days. Not everyone has fantastic techincal/compositional talent or equipment, of course (I sure don't), but that matters less and less in terms of image/theme saturation. As with most art forms, it's not so much whether it's been done before, but how it's done. “Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations.” – Alan Watts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cantousent Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 Of course, and I meant no slight. :D Fionavar's Holliday Wishes to all members of our online community: Happy Holidays Join the revelry at the Obsidian Plays channel:Obsidian Plays Remembering tarna, Phosphor, Metadigital, and Visceris. Drink mead heartily in the halls of Valhalla, my friends! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirottu Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 Quarter sized gold US dollar, @50% original size Cropped portion 100% original size - the bad lightning makes it look not prime but still much better, even when compressed for jpg. Nicely normal mapped. This post is not to be enjoyed, discussed, or referenced on company time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyCrimson Posted February 28, 2007 Author Share Posted February 28, 2007 Of course, and I meant no slight. :D Oh, I wasn't feeling slighted. It's just an interesting topic to me. I've been jabbering away at my hubby about it the past week; how there's so many photos and so many amateuer photographers that it's diluting the appreciation of the artform. Not that I have any hooty-tooty attitude about it, really - people have said that about other hobbies all through history - but I think it is occuring. For me it's not so much only the results itself, but knowing how much work goes into some of them is what really makes me admire. So a picture of a penny might be kind of boring, but when I know they use rigs like the one below, or even more extravagant, + all the patience required, the boring suddenly becomes really...cool, and I go "I want to do that." “Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations.” – Alan Watts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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